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How sex chromosomes shape health beyond biological sex

Original: How sex chromosomes influence lifelong health beyond determining biological sex

New coverage explains that sex chromosomes influence lifelong health in ways that go well beyond determining biological sex. Researchers point to effects on disease risk, immune function and aging, arguing that X and Y chromosomes continue shaping the body throughout life rather than acting only at birth.

Why now: Growing scientific interest in how genetics affects sex-based differences in disease and treatment.

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